Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasopharyngoscopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: na-sopharyn-goscopy
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

endoscopy of the nasopharynx

Example Sentences

"Each follow-up visit included a clinical physical examination, nasopharyngoscopy, ultrasonography of the abdomen and chest X-ray."

Etymology

From naso- + pharyngoscopy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: naso

Inflected Forms

nasopharyngoscopies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nasopharyngoscope

Questions

What does nasopharyngoscopy mean?: endoscopy of the nasopharynx
Where does nasopharyngoscopy come from?: From naso- + pharyngoscopy.

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